Photographing motion. Edison's Kinetoscope. Lumiere's
Cinematographe. Before the camera. The mission of the moving
picture. Edison's latest triumph.

CHAPTER V
SKY-SCRAPERS AND HOW THEY ARE BUILT
Evolution of the sky-scraper. Construction. New York's giant
buildings. Dimensions.

CHAPTER VI
OCEAN PALACES
Ocean greyhounds. Present day floating palaces. Regal
appointments. Passenger accommodation. Food consumption. The one
thousand foot boat.

CHAPTER VII
WONDERFUL CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE
Mating Plants. Experiments of Burbank. What he has accomplished.

CHAPTER VIII
LATEST DISCOVERIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Prehistoric time. Earliest records. Discoveries in Bible lands.
American explorations.

CHAPTER IX
GREAT TUNNELS OF THE WORLD
Primitive Tunnelling. Hoosac Tunnel. Croton aqueduct. Great Alpine
tunnels. New York subway. McAdoo tunnels. How tunnels are built.

CHAPTER X